The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-06-16

Mr. Belcher, Chairman Of the Committee on
P,st Routes, reported hvorably Senate memorial
praying for the establishment of mail route
froa. Bristol in Liberty county. to Alligator. 10
said county.
Mr.. Willie, Chairman of the Committee to
investigate the matter of bill while the doors
were closed, male the following report:
matter OF motion adopted the night Of the 9oth
inst requiring the door Of the Assembly Hall to be
locked during the session, have had the same under
consideration and beg leave 70 present the follow
Upon Investigation We nnd that the object of the
resolution referred to was merely jest with view
only TO prevent the further leaving Of members
that the House might preserve quorum, and that
during the compliance Of said motion, being per
haps thirty minutes, that any and all persons ap-
plying for admittance was admitted BY the door
keeper; and that we find no irhpropriety Ia the
act, TIE same being matter of romance, ~ above
stated
Mr.. Lamar Chairman of the Committee ON
Appropriations, reported favorably Senate bill
No 238, and recommended that House bill No.
1853 be substituted and considered instead OF
Senate bill No $40.
A message from the Governor announced the
signing II the following acts:
An act IL incorporate the Etoniah Canal and
Drainage Company, and to grant certain lands
thereto.
An aci TO incorporate the W"odawn Gene
tery Association of MacClenny, Florida.
An act Tor The prevention Of The pollution of
the waters of certain lakes or ponds in the cOun-
ties n Putnam and VOusia.
An aci To divide The different counties Of the
State into County COMMISSIONER Districts.
An act to amend and extend Chapter 3S41 of
the Laws at Florida. being nm act to incorporate
the Monticello and Georgia Railroad Company.
An net 10 amend an act entitled IAN act to
designate the terms of The Circuit G urt for the
Filth Judicial Circuit of Florida" approve
February 18Th. 1885.
message from the Senate announced the
passage of Senate bills Nos. 216, 231, 218, 264.
SO and 296 and House bills Nos. 276, 2Ol. $50
and 209 and HOUSE JOINT resolution No. IS; also,
Senate memorial To Congress rsking apprOpria-
ton to ,iredge the bar and deepen The pass into
ST. Andrews bay, Fla; also, Senate memorial to
Congress asking the establishment of q tri-
weekly mail service between Tampa and Boni-
fsCio that The Senate has had und, r c0n-id-ra-
ton House amendments to Senate bill No g.
and has passed House bill No. 1873 and Senate
bills Nos. 100, 259, 161 and 300 and House bill
No. 1924
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr.. Lamar moved that all bills introduced to.
day he read the first time by their titles only
agreed to.
Mr. Lamar, by unanimous consent, introduced
House bill No. 1874, relating to the sale of per-
sonal proper y under execution or other process ;
referred.
Mr.. Johnson, by unanimous Consent intro.
duced House bill No. 365. t" encourage The cult
ure OF tropical sugar sne and the manufacture
of sugar in lllr Stale OF Florida; referred.
House bill No 46 was passed.
MIR. Washington, chairman Ut Joint Commit
tee on Enrolled Bills, reported Senate bills MS
288 and 1853 correctly enrolled.
Hon. Geo H. Browne, Speaker, and VIM H.
Reynolds Chief Clerk, signed the bills nam,.d
therein.
message from the Senate announced thai
the respectfully requests the House of Repre-
sentalives 10 return To The Senate House bill No.
SO; also House hill No. ia
Mr.. Washington, chairman of the Joint Com
miltre on Enrolled Bills reported House bill No.
183 aud Senate bills Nos. 1919, 280 AMI 1913 had
been handed 10 the Governor
On motion of Mr. Lamar, the constitutional
requirement was unanimously waived, and
| House bill No. $50 read third time and passed
| Senate memorial to Congress for lie erection
| OF u lighthouse at The entrance of 81. Andrews
| bay and the placing of bu0ys ON the bar was
| passed.
Mr.. CLARK, by unani nous CONSENT introduced
HOus' joint resolution, relating to establishing a
| daily mail route betwe. n Cottondale and Camp
bellton, Fla was passed.
Senate bill No. 296 was passed.
Senate bill No $50 was passed
Mr.. Washington. Chairman OF the JOINT Com
mitee ON Enrolled Bills reported House bills
Nos 257 and 1913 correctly engrnssrd.
| Mr.. Hicks, Chairman OF The Committee on
| Claims. reported House bill No 1T.
A messag: from The Senate announced the
passage of House bill No 1906 and request the
| House to return Senate bill No. 1872.
| House bill No. 1855 Was amended.
Mr.. Hind moved that the House adjourn
agreed to.
| THREE O'CLOCK Pm
The HOuse rr.nmed TIA session
| The Speaker in the chair.
A quorum present.
Mr. Lamar offered the following:
WHEREAS, Walter Seay has acted as a page
during this session, and his services have resulted
in benefit to The House of Representatives: Re.
solocd, That Walter Seay be added TO the list of
pages OF this House Provided, hoaoeoer his pay
shall be two dollars per day only from the be-
ginning of the session; adopted unanimously.
Mr.. skin, Chairman Of the Committee on
Commerce and Navigation, reported iavorably
Senate bills Nos. 179, 282 and gil.
message from the Senate announced the
passage OF House bills Nos. 344 and 256 and
House bill No. "a, with amendment.
Also, has passed Senate bill Ne. SO.
Ais" returned Ia the House of Representatives
House bill M. !, with Senate amendments
thereto, as cOrrecte
Senate bill No. IS was passed.
House bill NJ. 248 was passed
A message from the Senate announced the
return of substitute for Senate bill No. 35O
Mr.. Washington, Chairman of the Joint Com
mit,ee ON Enrolled Bills, reported that House
bills Nos. 1893 and 257, and Senate bills Nos. 1Os
and PAT. and memorial to Congress asking for 4
mail route from Mariana, by way OF POrter'i
Ferry, TO St. Andrews Bay; alo,
Memorial TO have an appropriation made L
make navigahle the river Styx from where II in
tersects with Moccasin Slough. 10 Conch's Land
ing, distance four miles; had bern handed to tn.
Governor.
Also, House bills Ms. II, IA and 200, cor
reciy and carefully enrolled.
Hon. Geo. H. Browne, SPEAKER, and VIM. H
Reynolds, Chief Clerk, signed the bills therein
named.
On motion, Mr.. Hrndry was excused from fur
Their attendance ON the House for The day.
Mr. Spear, Chairman of the Committee or
Safe Institutions, made the following report:
| Your Committee on State Instit utions, 10 whom
was referred that portion of the Governors mes
sage In reference to the restoration Of credit K
Florida Of arms aud equipments to the amount o
e7,31499 which had been covered into the Treas
ury Of the Unitrd States: but now Mr. Johnsto OF
Jones' of North Carolina, claims that 1t was through